The name Aaren Simpson may not sound as popular as that of OJ Simpson, his father, probably because he was silenced long before anyone could hear him. OJ Simpson or Juicy is a name many of us can definitely identify with if not for the right reasons, then for the wrong ones.
It’s been in the news for as long as many of us can actually remember. Simpson not only featured in the headlines as a renowned NFL player, broadcaster and actor, but also as a robber and armed kidnapper on parole.
OJ whose career was booming was soon to hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons. First, he was linked to the murder of his second wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and his friend, Ron Goldman. Brown and OJ began dating while he was still married to Marguerite. After his divorce in 1979, they married in 1985. That year they also welcomed their first child together. Sydney, three years later, they had a son (Justin).
Their marriage soon began to shake as OJ was not only unfaithful but also abusive. In 1992, Nicole filed for divorce after years of physical and emotional abuse. She was later found dead outside her home with her friend Ron Goldman on June 13, 1994.
An autopsy would later reveal that Nicole was stabbed seven times in the neck and scalp with a 140mm long gash in the throat. OJ Simpson was later arrested and charged with her murder in court, but was found not guilty. He was later arrested and given a reduced sentence of 33 years, not for murder but for kidnapping and armed robbery, but he was conditionally released in 2017.
Following Nicole’s murder trials, the whole world heard about Sydney and Justin (Simpson’s children with Nicole) because they made headlines, but few knew of his other children with his first wife, Marguerite.
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Facts About Aaren Simpson
Aaren Simpson was one of three children born to the former NFL player, via his first wife, Marguerite L. Whitley. Sadly, the world never heard more of little Aaren or what she would become, as her life was cut short at the age of two following a tragic accident on that fateful day in August 1979.
Aaren was born on September 24, 1977, as AarenLashone Simpson to Orenthal James (better known as “OJ” Simpson) and his first wife, Marguerite. The couple married on June 24, 1967, and had two more children: Arnelle L. Simpson (b. 1968) and Jason L. Simpson (b. 1970) before Aaren. Unfortunately, the couple broke up in early 1979.
Alongside her, Arnelle and Jason, Aaren has two half-siblings – Sydney Brooke Simpson and Justin Ryan Simpson, who are the product of his father’s marriage to wife number two – Nicole Brown.
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His death
How did Aaren Simpson die? what, killed her? Here are the facts.
There isn’t much information on Aaren Simpson, considering she died quite young, but there are details about how she died and what killed her.
Little Aaren died after being drowned in the swimming pool, less than a month on his second birthday. According to an article in the St. Petersburg Times, she fell into a swimming pool on August 18, 1979.
Paramedics responded to a call from the athlete. Returning home, they found the little toddler lying lifeless by the edge of the swimming pool. After several attempts, they managed to resuscitate her using CPR. She was then placed on life support and transported to UCLA Medical Center, where she remained in a coma until her death on August 26, 1979. The cause of her death was listed as “respiratory arrest.”
His death came at such a difficult time for the family who have just gone through the pains of divorce. For his burial, the family held a private funeral service with only close family members and loved ones and requested that donations be made in Aaren’s name and sent to the UCLA Cancer Research Center, instead of flowers.
Her father OJ Simpson released a statement at the time, thanking everyone in the country for their gestures, prayers, cards, phone calls and well wishes to the family during their time of bereavement. According to him, it “supported our family”.
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